Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 31, 2002 00:07
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English term
tikvah
carpet
Non-PRO
English to Arabic
Other
carpet as in a rug that covers a certain area of the floor
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +8 | سجادة أو بساط |
AhmedAMS
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| 5 +2 | Zooliiya (colloquial term) |
Stephen Franke
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Proposed translations
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سجادة أو بساط
They are pronounced "sejjada" and "bosat" respectively
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Zooliiya (colloquial term)
Greetings.
Another term (synonymous with "sejaada") used in the Gulf region is "zooliiya" (plural: "zuwalii")
زولة
زوالي ج
('long oo' pron. as in English "boot")
If you need a term for a something that is a cover for a floor, not necessarily a carpet, try "ghetaa' (ghain Tah alif hamza)
غطاء
HTH. Khair, in sha' Allah.
Another term (synonymous with "sejaada") used in the Gulf region is "zooliiya" (plural: "zuwalii")
زولة
زوالي ج
('long oo' pron. as in English "boot")
If you need a term for a something that is a cover for a floor, not necessarily a carpet, try "ghetaa' (ghain Tah alif hamza)
غطاء
HTH. Khair, in sha' Allah.
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Fuad Yahya
: While ZOOLIYYA is the countable term for one rug and ZAWALI is the plural, ZILL is the uncountable term, more like "carpeting."
44 mins
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| agree |
Saleh Ayyub
: وتعني أيضا يكسو بالسجاد أو البسط
5 hrs
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